Pasta

This superb book is the definitive guide to choosing, making, cooking and enjoying Italian pasta, with fascinating information about every aspect of Italy's favorite food:

- Over 350 inspirational recipes: classic sauces, superb soups and salads, fish and shellfish, meat dishes, delicious stuffed pasta parcels and baked dishes

- Comprehensive identification guide to all the varieties and styles of pasta

- Step-by-step techniques section guides you through the secrets of making, cooking and serving pasta

- Visual guide to the primary pasta sauce ingredients

- Full-color guide to essential pasta-making equipment

With glorious photographs, easy-to-read, informative text and enticing, tested recipes, this is the definitive guide to the art of making, cooking and enjoying pasta. It is an essential sourcebook for every kitchen—and every cook.

Jeni Wright is a freelance food writer. She has edited and written over twenty cookery books including The Encyclopaedia of Italian Cooking, Easy Italian Cookery and The Italian Ingredients Cookbook. She has also written many articles on food for various magazines and is a member of the Guild of Food Writers. Jeni works from home in London, where she lives with her husband and two children.